Hindu Scriptures - Vedas, Upanishad, Puranas, Smritis, Epics, Itihasas

Shown below is a list of Hindu Scriptures:

• Ekakshara Upanishad

• Ganapati Upanishad
• Garbha Upanishad
• Garuda Purana
• Garuda Upanishad
• Gita Govinda
• Gopala Tapaniya Upanishad

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Hindu Scriptures - Vedas, Upanishad, Puranas, Smritis, Epics, Itihasas

Shown below is a list of Hindu Scriptures:

• Chandogya Upanishad

• Dakshinamurti Upanishad
• Darsana Upanishad
• Dattatreya Upanishad
• Devi Mahatmya
• Devi Upanishad
• Dharmashastra
• Dhyana Bindu Upanishad
• Divya Prabandha
• Dnyaneshwari

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Hindu Scriptures - Vedas, Upanishad, Puranas, Smritis, Epics, Itihasas

Shown below is a list of Hindu Scriptures:

• Bahvricha Upanishad
• Bhagavad Gita
• Bhagavata Purana
• Bhasma Jabala Upanishad
• Bhavana Upanishad
• Bhavishya Purana
• Bhikshuka Upanishad
• Bibliography of Hindu scriptures
• Brahma Purana
• Brahma Sutras
• Brahma Upanishad
• Brahma Vaivarta Purana
• Brahma Vidya Upanishad
• Brahmana
• Brahmanas
• Brahmānda Purana
• Brihad Jabala Upanishad
• Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

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Hindu Scriptures - Vedas, Upanishad, Puranas, Smritis, Epics, Itihasas

Shown below is a list of Hindu Scriptures:

• Adhyatma Upanishad
• Aditya Hridayam
• Advaya Taraka Upanishad
• Agama
• Agni Purana
• Aitareya Upanishad
• Aksha Malika Upanishad
• Akshi Upanishad
• Amrita Bindu Upanishad
• Amrita Nada Upanishad
• Annapurna Upanishad
• Aruni Upanishad
• Atharva Veda
• Atharvasikha Upanishad
• Atharvasiras Upanishad
• Atma Bodha Upanishad
• Atma Upanishad
• Avadhuta Upanishad
• Avyakta Upanishad

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Hindu Festivals in 2008

The people of India celebrates many festivals due to their cultural and religious diversity. Some of these main festivals include Makar Sankanti (or Pongal), Diwali (or Deppavali), Vijaya Dasami, Holi, Christmas, Ramzan etc. In addition to religious festivals, there are national festivals such as, Independence day, Republic day, Gandhi Jayanti etc. that are observed by all Indians. Also there are some regional festivals that are celebrated only in some parts of the country.

Click on the links below to learn more about the festivals celebrated in India.

Deepavali

Dussehra

Holi

Makar Sankranti

Maha Sivaratri

Ganesh Chaturti

Baisakhi

Vaikunta Ekadasi

Bhogi

Ratha Saptami

Ugadi

Sri Rama Navami

Hanuman Jayanti

Varalakshmi Vratam

Amarnath Yatra

Festivals and Fairs of India (in 2008)

The people of India celebrates many festivals due to their cultural and religious diversity. Some of these main festivals include Makar Sankanti (or Pongal), Diwali (or Deppavali), Vijaya Dasami, Holi, Christmas, Ramzan etc. In addition to religious festivals, there are national festivals such as, Independence day, Republic day, Gandhi Jayanti etc.

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Rig Veda - The oldest hindu sacred scripture

The Rigveda is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns counted among the four religious texts known as the Vedas. Geographical and ethnological passages in the Rigveda provide evidence that the Riveda was composed between 1700–1100 BCE during the Vedic period in the Punjab, making it one of the oldest texts of any Indo-European language.

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A translation of Atharvasiras Upanishad

Atharvasiras Upanishad, is a minor hindu upanishad contained in the Atharva-Veda. In the Atharvasiras Upanishad, the three syllable letter 'AUM' is dealt with, which has meaning and also is beyond meaning and which is perennial stands alone. It is told that it is the basis of everything and there is no basis for it.

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Atharvasikha Upanishad - 108 Hindu Minor Upanishads

Atharvasikhopanishad belongs to Atharva-Veda. This upanishad is a teaching of sage Atharva Maharshi to sages Pippalada, Aangiras and Sanath Kumara. Here the sage expounds the technique of meditation on the supreme symbol of Pranava, AUM.

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Upanishads - Essence of Ancient Hindu philosophy

The Upanishads, the more philosophical (as opposed to ritualistic) of the ancient Hindu scriptures has principles that are applicable and understandable even in today's world context. This short post captures the essence of this voluminous tome.

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Hindu-Buddhist Temples

There are many temples wherein depictions of Lord Buddha are present. For example, in Nepal many Hindu temples carry Buddhistic depictions and Buddhist temples, Hindu depictions. In the Pashupatinath mandir, there exist Buddha statues (Bista, P. 34 Fatalism and Development: Nepal's Struggle for Modernization).

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Buddha as an Avatar of Vishnu,a Hindu God

Chaitanya Dasa of Orissa, a Vaishnava who wrote the Nirguna Mahatmya openly declared Lord Buddha the greatest of the gods (Mansinha, P. 73 History of Oriya Literature). He was later considered to be an embodiment of Buddha by some Vaishnavas or Orissa (Mukherjee, P. 13 History of the Chaitanya Faith in Orissa).

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The hindu belief of 'Avatar', the descent of God

In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avatarim commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. The Sanskrit word avatāra- literally means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes.

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Reincarnation as a hindu belief - A deep look!!

What happens after death? Hindu believe that one will be born again and agian after every bodily death as a different life form (not necessarily human) until one is united with God. Here is a deep look into the hindu concept of Reincarnation.

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Maitreyi and Yajnavalkya from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

The Dialog between Maitreyi and Yajnavalkya exploring the nature of Bhrahman as non-dual, all-inclusive and absolute, is an inspiring episode from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.Maitreyi was conversant with the Knowledge of Brahman, while Katyayani had an essentially feminine outlook

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Hindu Gurus and Saints

There are many noteworthy Gurus (Spiritual Teachers) and Saints of Hinduism. Here is a comprehensive list of hindu gurus (Spiritual Teachers), saints and sages.

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Vishishtadvaita - A system of Hindu Philosophy

Visishtadvaita is monism of the qualified whole, in which Brahman alone exists, but is characterised by multiplicity. It is a school of Vedanta philosophy which believes in all diversity subsuming to an underlying unity. Ramanuja, the main proponent of Visishtadvaita philosophy contends that the Prasthana Traya i.e. the Upanishads ...

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Advaita Vedanta - The hindu philosophy of Non-Dualism

Are you God? Is every man God? A system of Hindu Philosophy called Advaita Vedanta says so - There is no world, there is no individual - All that there is, is only God. It's only through a wrong notion (dubbed 'Maya') one thinks of himself as individual and there by unknowingly gives up his divine essence. A deeper look into 'Advaita Vedanta' ..

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Hindu Philosophy - Various systems of philosophy in Hinduism

Hindu philosophy is one of the main divisions of Indian philosophy and constitutes an integral part of Indian culture. The great diversity in thought and practice of Hinduism is nurtured by its liberal universalism. Hindu philosophy is traditionally seen through the prism of six different systems (darshanas in Sanskrit) - Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta ..

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